Originally posted by: vanajakshi
There is a shift in the tone of the discussions on the Forum. As I read the newer posts on particular participants, I wonder what our role as music lovers (who appear for the most part to be older than these children) is. Is it to discuss the music, musicality of their performances in a constructive which allows us and them to learn? Or is it to let our own competitive nature cloud our experience of their performances?
Every child at this point in the competition is gifted. And every child has something to learn (as do we all). Performances vary from day to day. Sometimes we like what they sing, sometimes we do not. We now come into each week's programme with our pre-set notions about them.
But they are only children. And we are so fortunate that they are all such gifted children. For the one hour twice a week that we hear them, they remind us of the good things in life. The innocence in their voices transforms songs we know and transports us into a very pure experience of the bhava they express. This is why we keep saying we are moved by this and that performance.
At this point, I will be sad whoever leaves and happy for whoever wins. I will be saddest if the discussions on this forum deteriorate to criticising one child in order to support the other, and all in the name of lively discussion.
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